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US jets intercepted two formations of Russian nuclear-capable bombers near Alaska early Wednesday, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command. The first wave included five aircraft, among them two bombers, according to NORAD, which tweeted images of the interception. “The first formation consisted of two Tu-95 bombers, accompanied by two Su-35 fighter jets and...

"The fact that this has happened is seismic," de Blasio said from City Hall in a virtual press briefing. "It will open the doors to tremendous transparency, and I think it's going to help intensely."

Top city lawmakers are looking at chipping away at the New York Police Department’s contact with civilians by cleaving off its school safety and parking enforcement divisions, moves that would amount to the biggest overhaul of Big Apple law enforcement in decades. The floated restructuring comes as civil rights activists and far-left politicians demand City...

Mayor Bill de Blasio has vowed to redirect a chunk of the NYPD budget to help city kids at the behest of his wife, but groups that provide summer jobs and activities to youngsters say they’ve received nothing but radio silence from City Hall on the new policy. “The big frustration is to hear the...

New York continues to make giant strides against the coronavirus pandemic with under 3 percent of people testing positive for the virus in the Big Apple and Long Island — two of the regions hardest hit by the deadly disease, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. “On dealing with the COVID...

Labor leaders say the MTA is refusing to come to the table for contract negotiations amid the coronavirus pandemic — denying all workers benefits that were granted to some staffers earlier this year. “After all we’ve been through, after all we have done, the MTA is treating us with total disrespect. MTA executives call us...

High-ranking police officials nationwide -- including members of the NYPD -- have had their personal information posted online amid nationwide unrest over the police killing of George Floyd, the federal government is warning.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s embattled state Health Department plans to partially reverse a controversial mandate ordering nursing home staff to be tested twice a week for the coronavirus, The Post has learned. The new rule will instead require nursing home and adult care staff to undergo COVID-19 checks just once a week in all...

ALBANY — The state Legislature passed the last pieces of a 10-bill police reform package on Wednesday, the measures awaiting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signature to become law. Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly cleared two outstanding measures before heading back to their districts across the Empire State. The first creates an office of special...

A trio of shady loan companies headed by a convicted pot kingpin threatened to physically hurt customers and kidnap the kids of delinquent debtors, New York Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday as she sued. With three others, Jonathan Braun — a convicted marijuana trafficker who was sentenced to 10 years prison last year — headed...